Underplayed Gems

The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)

The Fundamentals of Caring poster
Directed by
Rob Burnett
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
R
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 2,331 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man with a degenerative disease and his new caregiver go on a road trip. Along the way they pick up a hitchhiker and learn to face their personal challenges together.

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What happens

The Fundamentals of Caring is a 2016 American road comedy-drama film written and directed by Rob Burnett, based on the 2012 novel The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving by Jonathan Evison. Starring Paul Rudd, Craig Roberts, and Selena Gomez, the film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 29, 2016, and was released on Netflix on June 24, 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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